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plantain
1[ plan-tin, -tn ]
/ ËplĂŠn tÉȘn, -tn /
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noun
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
its fruit, eaten cooked as a staple food in tropical regions.
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Origin of plantain
11545â55; earlier pla(n)tan<Spanish plĂĄ(n)tano plantain, also plane tree <Medieval Latin pla(n)tanus,Latin platanusplane3
Words nearby plantain
planta, Plantae, Plantagenet, planta genista, plant agreement, plantain, plantain-eater, plantain lily, plantalgia, plantar, plantar arch
Other definitions for plantain (2 of 2)
plantain2
[ plan-tin, -tn ]
/ ËplĂŠn tÉȘn, -tn /
noun
any plant of the genus Plantago, especially P. major, a weed with large, spreading leaves close to the ground and long, slender spikes of small flowers.
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British Dictionary definitions for plantain (1 of 2)
plantain1
/ (ËplĂŠntÉȘn) /
noun
any of various N temperate plants of the genus Plantago, esp P. major (great plantain), which has a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers: family PlantaginaceaeSee also ribwort
Word Origin for plantain
C14 plauntein, from Old French plantein, from Latin plantÄgĆ, from planta sole of the foot
British Dictionary definitions for plantain (2 of 2)
plantain2
/ (ËplĂŠntÉȘn) /
noun
a large tropical musaceous plant, Musa paradisiaca
the green-skinned banana-like fruit of this plant, eaten as a staple food in many tropical regions
Word Origin for plantain
C16: from Spanish platano plantain, plane tree
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